A spokesman for Middlesbrough Council said: “The through-about scheme is still at an early stage of its development and the re-location of the art installation on the current roundabout is under consideration.”

Plans for the scheme include a throughabout with traffic lights, high mast lighting and a concrete safety barrier in a move which developers say will see a “complete transformation” of the traffic capacity in the area.

Cargo Fleet Near Roundabout with A66 (Image: Evening Gazette)

Construction on the ‘hamburger’ roundabout is due to start by next April, ready for an early 2020 finish.

What does the Cargo Fleet art sculpture depict?

The council’s sculpture, designed by architect Ian McChesney, took its inspiration from ‘fields of waving corn’.